Torus Quantization for Spinning Particles

Stefan Keppeler
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 210405 – Published 1 November 2002

Abstract

We derive semiclassical quantization conditions for particles with spin. These generalize the Einstein-Brillouin-Keller quantization in such a way that, in addition to the Maslov correction, there appears another term which is a remnant of a non-Abelian geometric or Berry phase. This correction is interpreted in terms of a rotation angle for a classical spin vector.

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  • Received 17 July 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.210405

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Stefan Keppeler*

  • Abteilung Theoretische Physik, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Alle 11, D-89069 Ulm, Germany

  • *Electronic address: stefan.keppeler@physik.uni-ulm.de

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Vol. 89, Iss. 21 — 18 November 2002

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